antihelix
Inner ear curve
The antihelix is the curved ridge of cartilage in the outer ear, running parallel to and just inside the helix (the ear's outer rim).
It branches into two ridges toward the top of the ear.
The term appears mainly in anatomy and in discussions of ear piercing: She got an antihelix piercing.
anatomy
Ear's inner projection
clinical
Surgical ear reconstruction
- ear pinningSurgery repositioning protruding lobes
- cosmetic surgeryMedical alteration for appearance
- otoscopyEar canal inspection procedure
tragus
Ear's inner projection
otoplasty
Surgical ear reconstruction
- ear pinningSurgery repositioning protruding lobes
- cosmetic surgeryMedical alteration for appearance
- otoscopyEar canal inspection procedure
rook
Chess piece or corvid
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